Log truck driver injured in west Alabama crash

LAMAR COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) – A log truck driver was injured in an early Monday morning west Alabama crash.

The accident happened on Highway 17, between Sulligent and Vernon, about 8:15 a.m.

It appeared the 18-wheeler ran off the highway, hit a culvert, and then overturned.

The driver was trapped inside for about an hour until rescue crews freed him.

WCBI was told the man was conscious before being taken away in an ambulance.

The crash remains under investigation by Alabama state troopers.